• And finally, some fun news from my friends over at The ONE Campaign: this week, ONE launched one of Africa's biggest music collaborations ever, Cocoa na Chocolate ("Cocoa is Chocolate") in support of their do Agric, It Pays campaign. The campaign is intended to push African leaders to make more and better investments in agriculture, including keeping their promises under the Maputo Declaration; in addition, the message of the song is intended to change the way young people perceive pursuing a career in agriculture, positioning it as a way to make a living that offers real economic opportunity.

To that end, nineteen of the biggest musical stars from the continent of Africa* got together to record this song - the track features 11 different languages including Swahili, Pidgin, Shona and Xhosa, and each artist wrote his/her own verse. The lyrics express the importance of agriculture for Africa’s future and in the fight against extreme poverty. When I was in Washington DC back in February, I got to hear a sneak preview of the song -- it's wildly infectious, and sounds shockingly like the soca music I grew up with in Trinidad. (When I first heard it, I may or may not have started dancing in the audience. Ahem.) So today, as the song of the day, I share the official music video with you: but be prepared, the likelihood that you'll be able to remain sitting still in your seat is very, very slim.